In its original form in 1823 Brighton's first pier was the Old Chain
Pier which was primarily used as a landing stage for passenger ships
that sailed from Dieppe in France. Realising its commercial value the
owners began charging an entry fee of 2d and introduced kiosks selling
souvenirs and confectionary as well as entertainment stalls with fortune
tellers and silhouettists. The Chain Pier was struck by many storms in a
ten year period between 1824 and 1834 causing irreparable damage and
eventually the pier was bought out in 1889 by the Marine Palace &
Pier Company. In December that year the pier was destroyed in a mighty
storm and so needed to be built again in its entirety.
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